Franck Pachot @franckpachot.bsky.social Developer Advocate at Microsoft (PostgreSQL on Azure), developer-focused expertise in databases, like ๐ PostgreSQL, ๐ YugabyteDB, ๐ MongoDB, ๐
พ๏ธ Oracle (Certified Master), and ๐ถ AWS Data Hero
Ice Dogs Hockey Club @theicedogs.bsky.social Inclusive hockey club in North America for pups and furries, we play in LGBTQ+ tournaments around the world! Bark bark, join the Dogs! ๐๐๐ฅ
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RustConf @rustconf.com An event dedicated to #rustlang & its community ๐ฆ Taking place from Sept 8-11 in Montreal, Canada in 2026!
rustconf.com
John Higgins @johntmhiggins.bsky.social Dad
Senior Reviewer, TVs & Audio @ The Verge
ISF Level III calibrator
Past bylines: TechRadar, Business Insider, Digital Trends, Reviewed, ProjectorCentral, Wirecutter, IGN, Sound & Vision, Home Theater Magazine
Pianist, Guitarist, Composer
He/Him
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Seattle Kraken @seattlekraken.com whatโs kraken? ๐ฆ
Seattle Torrent @seattletorrent.bsky.social Forged by nature. Unstoppable by will.
alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
Eric Lippert @ericlippert.com Eric Lippert designs programming languages; prior work includes architecting the Hack and Bean Machine compilers at Facebook, and developing the Visual Basic, VBScript, JScript and C# compilers at Microsoft. Blog at https://ericlippert.com
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io Open source home automation that puts local control & privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers & DIY enthusiasts.
Cory Nelson @scalablecory.bsky.social Frequent concert-goer, trying photographer, out-of-shape hiker, epic coder, objective audiophile, cat lover.
PWHL @thepwhl.com The League Legends Call Home
Jessica Riedl @jessicabriedl.bsky.social Fellow @Brookings.edu. Past: Manhattan Institute (2017-25) Sen. Portman chief economist (2011-17), budget policy for 4 prez campaigns. Fiercely independent and tribeless. Views mine.๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Visual Studio @visualstudio.com The most comprehensive IDE for .NET and C++ developers on Windows. Fully packed with a sweet array of tools and features to elevate and enhance every stage of software development.
Get started: https://www.visualstudio.com
@drewnoakes.bsky.social @drewnoakes.bsky.social 
.NET @dot.net Free. Cross-platform. Open source. A developer platform for building all your apps. Run by the .NET Community team at Microsoft.
Shay Rojansky @handle.invalid Principal software engineer at Microsoft, working on .NET data access, Entity Framework, Npgsql/PostgreSQL, vector databases, performance and other stuff.
Damien Guard @damieng.com Software engineer, font nerd, gamer and dad in Guernsey. โค๏ธ โฎ๏ธ
@jimwooley.bsky.social @jimwooley.bsky.social 
Heather Wilde Renze @heathriel.bsky.social Unicorn Whisperer | CTO @ TheDifference Consulting | Author of โBirth of a Unicorn: Six Basic Steps to Success" | she/her/hers ๐ค๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Andrew Liu @aliuy.bsky.social GPM, Azure Cosmos DB
Levi Broderick @grabyourpitchforks.bsky.social Your friendly neighborhood security otter. Part of Microsoft's .NET team. Personal account, not speaking for my employer. ๐ฅ๐ฆฆ๐ก๏ธ๐ฅ -- he/him
Filip W @filipw.strathweb.com Software architect, quantum computing nomad, open source contributor, Microsoft MVP.
Works in R&D in the medical industry.
Interested in quantum foundations.โจ
Author of โIntroduction to Quantum Computing with Q# and QDKโ (Springer).
David Pine @davidpine.dev ๐ Loving husband & father. ๐ค Building http://aspire.dev @Microsoft. ๐ซ @oreillymedia and @dometrain author. ๐ฅ #blazor #dotnet #csharp #aspire #aspnet #signalr
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6x Google Developer ExpertโWeb
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๐จ๐ฝโ๐ป https://github.com/IEvangelist
David Giard @davidgiard.bsky.social 
Daniel Cazzulino @cazzulino.com Christian, husband, parent, creator of Moq and other developer tools and libraries. aka 'kzu' (like 'kah-zu' rather than 'kzoo' :))
Matt Connew @mconnew.bsky.social Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft.
Indigo belt in WCF
James Newton-King โ @james.newtonking.com Principal Software Engineer ASP.NET. Author of Newtonsoft.Json.
Mikayla H @mhut.ch I make tools to help people create wonderful things โข metalsmithing, gamedev, garden, & more โข adhd โข ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ โข prev. ๐ญ, ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, dotnet, xamarin โข she/her โข boston area
Jason Malinowski @jasonmalinowski.bsky.social Software developer at Microsoft working on Roslyn (with a little detour to GitHub Copilot for Azure.)
David Kean @keansbox.com I make things fast @ Visual Studio, previously NET.
He/Him.
Mat Velloso @matvelloso.bsky.social VP - Product, Developer Platform @ Meta.
Former VP at Google DeepMind, Former MSFT.
Opinions here are mine.
Vladimir Sadov ๐ป @vsadov.bsky.social Compiler/runtime engineer at Microsoft. Currently: CLR. Past: JS/Chakra, C#, DLR. Interests: Computer Games, AI, running, hiking
Matt Winkler @mwinkle.bsky.social cloud product management, baseball / xc / track dad, ex-microsoft
posting about platform, product, baseball, very amateur photography, and will brag on my kiddos every now and then.
Guy Royse @guy.dev Work. Life. Code. Game. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Husband and father of three. Son of mountain men. International speaker. Geek. Graybeard. Gamemaster. W8GUY.
Cassandra Faris @cassandra.bsky.social Focused on the Human Side of Tech ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป CodeMash Board Member ๐ก Gamer ๐ฒ Soccer Fan โฝ๏ธ Speaker ๐ฌ Community Manager ๐ Wanderer ๐บ she/her๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Karel Zikmund @zikicz.bsky.social SW engineer on .NET Networking team at Microsoft. Hiring for .NET/DevDiv/Microsoft/Prague.
Opinions are my own. He/him.
https://karelz.github.io
WSDOT @wsdot.wa.gov Official Washington State Department of Transportation Bluesky account. For road hazards and emergencies, please call 911.
Laurent Bugnion @handle.invalid Software engineer and cloud enthusiast (Microsoft). #azure. #drones. #harley. #hiking. #kayak. Opinions are my own. He/Him + ๐.
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Hannes Lowette @hanneslowette.net Father, partner, coach, speaker, .NET developer, monolith advocate, Linebreaker, MS MVP, whiskey lover, luthier & overall loud person. Typos are my own. He/him.
Art Leonard @art-l.bsky.social 
eli holderness @eli.holderness.dev terrible jew, excellent queer, anarchist etc. software engineer at OpenSAFELY. send me photos of your pets
they/them/theirs, Sheffield
Justin Rusbatch @jrusbatch.bsky.social Principal Engineer @Olo ยท .NET Developer ยท Binding Redirect Survivor ยท Thread Pool Manipulator ยท Open Source Enthusiast ยท Occasional Speaker ยท Microsoft MVP
Merrie McGaw @merriemcgaw.bsky.social She/her. WinForms Engineering manager passionate about modernizing enterprise LOB apps. All about .NET of course. Mom, wife, celiac, cooking fan, adoptive momma, and lots of other things
Garrett Serack @fearthecowboy.bsky.social By day I am a principal software engineer at Microsoft working on C/C++ dev tools, and other open source things.
By night, I'm a maker, a father, a husband and a Seattle Kraken fan. 
Lori Fraleigh @lorifraleigh.bsky.social Product lead for Azure SDK at Microsoft; Queen of Corner Cases; Purdue & Stanford alum; Space gEEk and Future Astronaut
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
@samjodo.bsky.social @samjodo.bsky.social 
Nick Craver @nickcraver.com Dad, Husband, and Partner Software Engineer Microsoft working on Azure. Formerly Stack Overflow. I build very fast things to improve life for millions of developers.
Azure Cosmos DB @azurecosmosdb.com Fully managed NoSQL and relational database for modern app development with unlimited and instant scalability. Get news and updates from the team and community.
https://azurecosmosdb.com
Heath Stewart @heaths.dev Principal Software Engineer working on #AzureSDK for #rustlang at #Microsoft. My opinions are my own. Love contributing to OSS in #cpp, #csharp, #javascript, #golang, et. al.
Avid outdoor adventurer ๐๏ธโ๏ธ๐๐ดโโ๏ธ, husband, father.
Mina Markham @minamarkh.am am: Web Experience Lead @slack.dev. International Speaker. Design Systems Advocate. Chaotic Good.
was: HFA (1st dev hired). IBM Design.
always: ๐๐พ. Whovian. Beyoncรฉ.
โฟ๏ธ AuDHD. CPTSD. INFP. ABCDEFG.
๐๐พ https://mina.codes
Tiffani Ashley Bell @tiffaniashleybell.com Programmer. Transilient. An internet person at The Human Utility paying water bills & freeing people from debt. Nerded out at Howard, Harvard Kennedy School, YC, & Stanford GSB. F1 fan. Spoke at TED.
Black-Scholes-Merton FTW
In LAX or FAY ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Aniyia โค๏ธ @operaqueenie.social serial entrepreneur. systems thinker. world builder. learner. lover. human. โจ views and opinions = mine.
Kamilah Taylor @kamilah.dev ๐ฏ๐ฒ Engineering Leader at Gusto
Board member /dev/color
iOS enthusiast
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Trekkie ๐๐พ
duretti (๐ฃ๏ธ dret-tea) hirpa @duretti.bsky.social the snack that smiles back 
Cat Posey / catpoetry @catposey.bsky.social Social entrepreneur, technology executive.
Asia Hoe @asiahoe.com UX Designer armed with curiosity, tenacity, and a serious case of dev envy. I design products for people and speak about societal and ethical impacts of technology. I'm also an avid gamer, and dabble in art, words, and code. (She/Her)
https://asiahoe.com
Ire Aderinokun @ire.bsky.social ๐ณ๐ฌ in ๐ฌ๐ง
UI Engineer
Maia @maiadayne.bsky.social Creative Technologist. Artist. Web Engineer. Reluctant entrepreneur. Former indie bookseller. Fan of the habitual 'be'. 
Catt Small @catt.design Designer with too many hobbies in Brooklyn. I run @gdocexpo.com in my spare time. People go "ooh" when I say I make video games.
ceora โจ @ceeoreo.dev โจ tech, education, history
โจ let's learn together :)
โจ philly๐ฆ
โจ she/they
โจ ceeoreo.dev
Joseph Guadagno @jguadagno.com Microsoft Developer Services MVP, Open for Work, International Speaker and Keynoter, and Desert Code Camp organizer
Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social reporter at @theverge.com, and things of that nature. i cover social media/tech companies and life online. contact me securely on signal: @miasato.11.
Jess Weatherbed @zombiewretch.bsky.social News Writer at The Verge. Distressingly English. Fueled by Vyvanse, instant ramen, and spite.
Wes Davis @blunderchief.blather.ing Professional orange whip drinker. Freelance tech journalist, often at Gizmodo and IGN. Previously The Verge. Also pubbed at Mothership, Tomโs Hardware/Guide, PCWorld, TechHive, CNN Underscored. He/him/they
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @jp2e.bsky.social Smart Home reviewer at The Verge. www.theverge.com/authors/jennifer-tuohy
Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social internet typist at the verge, known cat lady, zevon stan. she/hers/hesher
tip me: liz@theverge.com
Tristan Cooper @tristanacooper.bsky.social senior social media manager at @theverge.com, also @canyoupetthedog.com guy
Kevin Nguyen @knguyen.bsky.social features editor at the verge. author of โnew wavesโ and โmแปน documentsโ https://knguyen.org
Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com product development @ Penske Media | prev @theverge.com & @polygon.com, @9to5mac.com, and @buzzfeed.com | opinions are my own
๐ https://www.parkerortolani.com
โ๐ป https://www.parkerortolani.blog
๐จ https://www.behance.net/parkerortolani
Adi Robertson @thedextriarchy.bsky.social Senior Editor, Tech & Policy, The Verge
Nathan Edwards @grackle.space Senior reviews editor, @theverge.com.
Previously: Wirecutter, MaximumPC
I have approximate knowledge of many things.
Osage citizen. TX. he/him. ๐๐ท๐๐ฏ๐ค๐อ. ๐ฉ๐ชอ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐อ๐ป๐ฃ.
Ruben Salvadori @rubensalvadori.bsky.social Director of Audience Development @TheVerge.com
Antonio G. Di Benedetto @superantonio64.bsky.social Laptop reviewer for theverge.com. You canโt see it but Iโm talking with my hands right now. แ,แโข๏บชออ โขแ.แ
Andrew J. Hawkins @andyjayhawk.bsky.social Transportation editor at The Verge. EVs, e-bikes, self-driving cars, eVTOL, public transit, bike bus, and all things that go go go
Allison Johnson @allisonjo1.bsky.social Professional phone user for The Verge. On sabbatical and social media break July 6th through mid-August โ๏ธ
Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social Now: Film / TV / culture critic @ The Verge. As previously seen in: io9 + Gizmodo + NPR. GLAAD Award-winning comics wonk. Adjunct Pokรฉmon Professor. Quite gay. Friend to all cats. charles@theverge.com
Barbara Krasnoff @barb.bsky.social Former reviews editor at The Verge, Computerworld, and other pubs; current science fiction writer (although I write mostly fantasy).
Chris Grant @charstring.com Now: ยฏโ \โ _โ (โ ใโ )โ _โ /โ ยฏ
Then:
VP @fandom.com // @gamespot.com @tvguide.com @metacritic.com and friends
SVP @voxmedia.com // @polygon.com @theverge.com
Always: A dork
In: PHL
Kylie Robison @kylierobison.com writer @ Core Memory โข my two accomplishments here are that i invited AOC and i started the first-ever Hellthread โข signal: kylie.111 โข https://www.corememory.com/p/kylie-robison
Nick Statt @nickstatt.bsky.social Sr. Producer on Vox Mediaโs Decoder podcast. Former gaming/tech reporter & editor with Protocol, Verge, CNET.
I have a cat named General Bean Sprout.
Andru @bluesguy.bsky.social audio and video producer at The Verge
creator of Aw, Would You Look at the Time
NYC
andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social entertainment editor at the verge // we apologize for the inconvenience // mia san mia
andrew liszewski @aliszewski.bsky.social the verge, canadia
Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social Senior Reporter @ Kotaku
Reporting on the biz, culture, & horniness of the game industry
๐ง: aparrish@kotaku.com
Signal: @adashtra.87
Discord: @adashtra
๐Northeast Ohio
๐ per aspera, ad astra ๐
She/her
Justine Calma @justcalma.bsky.social Senior reporter, environment & energy @theverge.com / Host of Hell or High Water: When disaster hits home, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible. โDespuรฉs de la tormenta siempre llega la Calmaโ โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
justinecalma.com / Signal: @bqe210.91
Kate Cox @kcoxdc.bsky.social Now: Making Decoder @ The Verge. Earlier: editor for Protocol; reporter for Ars Technica, CQ Roll Call, Consumerist, and Kotaku; decades of other writing strewn across the internet. Boston-born, now DC-dwelling. She/her.
Graham MacAree @grahammacaree.com internet person. irish-chinese. he/him. grahammacaree.com
Umar Shakir @ushak.bsky.social EVs and tech. Bylines at The @Verge. Former Mac Admin. Retro game nerd.
Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social Covering tech policy @theverge.com | Formerly @CNBC.com | she/her | Tips? Find me on Signal @ laurenfeiner.64 (no PR pitches via Signal please)
Troy Hunt @troyhunt.com Creator of Have I Been Pwned. Microsoft Regional Director. Pluralsight author. Online security, technology and โThe Cloudโ. Australian.
Scott Hunter @coolcsh.bsky.social Retired from MSFT, .NET, http://ASP.NET, Father, Hiker, Nerd, Beer, Whiskey, Seahawks, F1, He/Him
MartinDotNet @martindotnet.bsky.social Observability Evangelist, DevRel @honeycomb.io, Microsoft MVP and #OpenTelemetry contributor.
I talk on stage about o11y and otel stuff... basically.
Kevin Griffin @consultwithgriff.com โค๏ธ Family. Microsoft MVP. He/Him.
I love #dotnet & #azure. President of RevolutionVA โ Hampton Roads .NET + Azure user groups, RevConf.
#shedquarters in Chesapeake, VA. Random fact: roller coaster nut.
โ consultwithgriff.com
Chris Ayers @chris-ayers.com Chris is a Senior SRE at Microsoft. He has a focus in modern applications and DevOps. In his free time, Chris is a father, an international speaker, a blogger, an avid reader and a gamer. https://chris-ayers.com
April Yoho @aprilyoho.dev Senior Developer Advocate @Github. Hashicorp Ambassador. Ironman. Scuba Diver. Skier. 
Ben Dechrai @bendechr.ai International Speaker โช๏ธ Developer Advocate โช๏ธ Microsoft MVP โช๏ธ Building https://cfp.bendechr.ai โช๏ธ he/him